Chemotherapy given after removal of a cancerous tumor to further help in treatment. Many chemotherapy drugs are most effective after the majority of the tumor has been removed.

Treatment with an anticancer drug in a lotion, ointment or cream that is applied to the skin.

Treatment that uses drugs to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Chemotherapy may be given by mouth, injection, or infusion, or on the skin, [..]

Also known as: Chemo

Treatment of disease by means of chemical substances or drugs; usually used in reference to neoplastic (cancer) disease.

1906, from German Chemotherapie, coined by German biochemist Paul Ehrlich (1854-1915), from chemo- + therapie (see therapy).

A drug or combination of drugs that kills cancer cells in various ways.

Drug treatment of parasitic or neoplastic disease in which the drug has a selective effect on the invading cells or organisms.

In general, it is the use of medicines to treat any disease. It is more commonly used to describe medicines to treat cancer.

treatment of a disease (usually cancer) using drugs or other chemical agents toxic to the diseased cells and tissue.

A cancer treatment that uses drugs (chemical or biological antineoplastic agents) to help control or stop the growth and spread of cancerous cells.

Using chemicals or drugs to treat certain diseases. It’s often thought of in treating cancer.

The use of drugs (chemicals) to prevent or treat disease, with the term usually being applied to treatment for cancer rather than for other uses.

Chemotherapy is used to treat cancer at the tumor site, as well as the cancer that may have spread through the body. Most chemotherapeutic drugs act directly on cancer cells, preventing them from maturing or reproducing. Unlike humans, the side effects of chemotherapy in pets are relatively mild. Doses of drugs and treatment schedules are calculate [..]

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Chemotherapy is a form of medical treatment that uses powerful chemicals, to treat life-threatening diseases like cancer. This method works by means of creating a toxic environment in the body that ta [..]

Treatment with drugs that kill cancer cells.

treatment with anticancer drugs.

type of treatment used on cancer patients

(n) the use of chemical agents to treat or control disease (or mental illness)

The treatment of a condition such as cancer by the systematic administration of chemical compounds. [Click Here to Return to List]

Treatment with drugs to destroy cancer cells. Chemotherapy is often used in addition to surgery or radiation to treat cancer when metastasis (spread) is proven or suspected, when the cancer has come b [..]

The use of chemicals to treat disease; often used to destroy cancer cells.

The treatment of cancer with drugs is called chemotherapy.

Treatment with anticancer drugs.

Chemotherapy is a type of cancer treatment that uses medicines to destroy cancer cells. Chemotherapy is used along with surgery, radiation therapy, or biological therapy. It works by stopping or slowi [..]

Drug treatment that kills cancer cells

Since the 1960's the development and use of drugs has dramatically improved the prognosis for many types of cancer. Chemo- means chemicals, for most types of cancer chemotherapy will consist of a number of different drugs, this is known as combination chemotherapy. Chemotherapy may be given in a variety of ways; Intravenously (IV) -into a vein [..]

Treatment that uses drugs to kill cancer cells.

An organized program for the treatment of cancer by the use of drugs or chemicals

This is a cancer treatment. It involves chemical or biological drugs. These drugs are usually given through a vein.

The treatment of cancer with drugs. Adjuvant chemotherapy Chemotherapy given to kill any remaining cancer cells, usually after all  detectable tumor is removed by surgery or radiotherapy. Combination [..]

Abbreviations: chemo Definition: (kee-mo-THER-a-pee) Slang: chemo. Treatment with drugs that have a specific toxic effect upon the cancer, usually interfering with cell reproduction (mitosis). Most ar [..]

Chemotherapy is the use of special medicines to treat cancer. They can be given alone, but often several chemotherapy drugs are combined to attack the cancer cells in different ways. The exact combina [..]

Chemotherapy refers to the treatment of disease with chemicals. More usually it refers to anti-cancer therapies that inhibit cell division. Some of these chemotherpeutic agents have been used to treat [..]

The use of drugs to treat cancer. Most chemotherapy drugs work either by damaging DNA or RNA within the cancer cell or by interfering with the ability of the cell to function, thereby killing it. | ↑ Back to Top

literally, treatment with drugs. Commonly used to describe the systemic use of drugs to kill cancer cells, as a form of cancer treatment.

The use of Drugs to treat a Disease or its symptoms. One example is the use of Antineoplastic Agents to treat CANCER.

Drug Therapy given to augment or stimulate some other form of treatment such as Surgery or Radiation therapy. Adjuvant Chemotherapy is commonly used in the therapy of cancer and can be administered be [..]

Neoplasm Drug Therapy involving an extracorporeal circuit with temporary exclusion of the Tumor-bearing area from the general circulation during which high concentrations of the drug are perfused to t [..]

Therapy with two or more separate preparations given for a combined effect.

Drug treatment designed to further diminish the Disease toward complete remission following Induction Chemotherapy. It helps to consolidate the gains during Induction Chemotherapy and may be followed [..]

Initial drug treatment designed to bring about Remission Induction. It is typically a short-term and high-dose drug treatment that is followed by Consolidation Chemotherapy and then Maintenance Chemot [..]

Treatment designed to help prevent a relapse of a Disease following the successful primary treatments (Induction Chemotherapy and Consolidation Chemotherapy) with a long-term low-dose Drug Therapy.

Use of chemical-based agents, such as drugs, to treat or control a disease. Similar to HIV infection, chemotherapy may result in immunosuppression.

Treatment of cancer by chemical or biological drugs.

Drug therapy given to augment or stimulate some other form of treatment such as surgery or radiation therapy. Adjuvant chemotherapy is commonly used in the therapy of cancer and can be administered be [..]

Neoplasm drug therapy involving an extracorporeal circuit with temporary exclusion of the tumor-bearing area from the general circulation during which high concentrations of the drug are perfused to t [..]

Chemotherapy is the use of drugs to treat cancer by destroying or slowing the growth of fast-growing cancer cells.  CBHS does not pay benefits for chemotherapy treatment performed as a non-admitted patient.  If you are.. Read more Chemotherapy is the use of drugs to treat cancer by destroying or slowing the [..]

Treatment aimed at destroying cancer cells using anti-cancer drugs, which are also called cytotoxic drugs.

The use of chemical agents to treat diseases, especially cancer.

powerful drugs to kill cancer cells.

Treatment with drugs that kill cancer cells.

drug treatment for cancer in which chemicals are administered to destroy cancer cells

The use of drugs to treat cancer by killing cancer cells or making them sensitive to radiation.

 A form of treatment that uses drugs to damage and kill rapidly dividing cells at various stages of their cycle of development

The application of chemicals (drugs) to control the growth of cells that form a cancer.

The use of special medicine(s) to treat cancer by killing cancer cells. A person on chemotherapy may take one drug or a combination of drugs. The drugs will sometimes be referred to as a chemotherapy [..]

The use of drugs to treat cancer.

the use of drugs to treat diseases such as cancer.

Treatment with anticancer drugs.

Oral or intravenous drug treatments given to destroy cancer cells.

Using drugs that act by altering immune mechanisms and cell growth. These drugs are used to treat lymphoma, leukemia and cancers.

Chemotherapy is the treatment of cancer with drugs that can destroy cancer cells. These drugs often are called "anticancer" drugs. Anticancer drugs destroy cancer cells by stopping them from growing or multiplying. Healthy cells can also be harmed, especially those that divide quickly. Harm to healthy cells is what causes side eff [..]

The use of chemical agents (drugs) to treat or control disease.

A treatment for cancers that involves ad-ministering chemicals toxic to malignant cells.

drugs that fight cancer; treatment of illness by chemical means.

Treatment with a drug or drugs to destroy cancer cells. Chemotherapy may be used, either alone or in combination with surgery or radiation treatment, to treat cancer when it is at an early stage, when the cancer has spread, when the cancer has come back (recurred), or when there is a strong chance that the cancer could recur.

Chemotherapy is a systemic therapy; this means it affects the whole body by going through the bloodstream. The purpose of chemotherapy and other systemic treatments is to get rid of any cancer cells that may have spread from where the cancer started to another part of the body.

The use of synthetic or naturally-occurring chemicals for the treatment of diseases. Although this term is used to describe any therapy involving the use of chemical-based agents, it is particularly used to refer to the use of chemical-based agents to treat cancer. Antineoplastic chemotherapy works by arresting or killing the growth and spread of c [..]

The use of chemical agents in the treatment or control of disease (such as cancer). The drugs have a toxic effect on cells and may cause damage to the ovaries, resulting in early menopause for many wo [..]

Treatment of cancer or other diseases by the use of drugs that selectively destroy rapidly growing cells. Extremely high doses unfortunately also kill the patient's own stem cells in the bone mar [..]

Drug therapy for the treatment of cancer.

The use of drugs to treat cancer. Chromosomes

The use of chemical substances to treat disease by killing fast growing cells in the body, such as cancer cells. Chemotherapy drugs are often used in combination, and the drugs given, and the way they [..]

Multiple medicines used singly or in combination to treat cancer and sometimes other diseases. May be called “chemo.”

Often just called chemo, this is a treatment with one or more of a specific group of anti-cancer drugs such as fludarabine, cyclophosphamide, CHOP, or CVP. Traditional chemotherapy agents are cytotoxic and act on cells that divide rapidly, one of the main properties of most cancer cells. They can also harm normal cells that divide rapidly, includin [..]

Treatment with anticancer drugs. Chemotherapy may be taken by mouth or it may be put into the body by a needle inserted into a vein or muscle.

The use of anti-cancer or cytotoxic drugs to destroy cancer cells. Clear cell RCC

 The use of drugs to treat cancer.

The use of cytotoxic drugs to treat cancer by killing cancer cells or slowing their growth. May be given in combination or with other treatments.

Treatment with drugs that kill cancer cells.

The use of drugs to treat cancer

The treatment of cancer with drugs. Adjuvant chemotherapy Chemotherapy given to kill any remaining cancer cells, usually after all detectable tumor is removed by surgery or radiation.